(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you say that something is ~, you mean that it is clearly true and that nobody would disagree with it if they saw it or considered it. (FORMAL)
...the ~ failure of the policies...
There may be unrecognised cases of ~ injustice of which we are unaware.
= patent
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
She ~ly failed to last the mile and a half of the race.
= patently
ADV: ADV with v, ADV with cl/group
2.
If you ~ a particular quality, feeling, or illness, or if it ~s itself, it becomes visible or obvious. (FORMAL)
He ~ed a pleasing personality on stage...
Their frustration and anger will ~ itself in crying and screaming...
= show
VERB: V n, V pron-refl in n/-ing
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Manifest is also an adjective.
The same alarm is ~ everywhere...
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ